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BARCA BACK IN FOR NANTES KEEPER

By Patrick Haond

BARCELONA are to step up their efforts to sign French international goalkeeper Mickael Landreau from Nantes.

Reports in France have suggested that Spanish giants are renewing their efforts to sign the 22-year-old whose efforts played a part in The Canaries winning Le Championnat title last season.

Landreau has not yet signed an extension to his contract but has said in the past that he wants to stay in France and play in the Champions League with Nantes, with one eye on the World Cup next year.

Nantes do not want to sell their young keeper but the offer from Carles Rexach's side of around 90 million francs, along with Richard Dutruel moving in the opposite direction, could wing the deal in Barcelona's favour.